Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee (2012)

  • 74% of critics liked it
    (77 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (63,133 ratings)

In theaters Earth Day 2012, Disneynature's newest True Life Adventure introduces Oscar, a baby chimp whose playful curiosity and zest for discovery light up the African forest until a twist of fate leaves Oscar to fend for himself with a little help from an unexpected ally. -- (C) Disneynature

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G, 1 hr. 17 min.
Directed By
Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Genres
Documentary
In Theaters
Apr 20, 2012 Wide
Disneynature

Critic Reviews

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    Those hungering for rare footage of our cousins playing and foraging, fighting or fleeing are in for a number of treats.

  • Rafer Guzman, Newsday

    Walt Disney himself couldn't have scripted "Chimpanzee" any better.

  • Lou Lumenick, New York Post

    Resurrects some of the worst traits of the studio's True-Life Adventures series of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, dubiously shaping some amazing footage with cornball narration that relentlessly anthropomorphizes its simian subjects.

  • Tom Long, Detroit News

    It's really a wonder of nature, a reminder of how we are bound to other species and how valuable and special and downright magical their lives are. It may be a bit corny at times, but it's also downright enlightening.

  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

    One wonders whether more than a few viewers won't want to take home a baby chimp after seeing the film.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bradley J


    A wonderful Earth Day gift from Disneynature. Chimpanzee is touching, enjoyable, and features incredible jungle footage with the neon mushrooms and the slowed down rain fall being the highlights. Chimpanzee is a great family film that's gentle enough without watering down the… More

  • Nathan C


    With the recent collection of Disneynature films (African Cats, Oceans, Earth, etc.), they have added another film into the mix, which dives into the lives of chimpanzees. Can Chimpanzee carry the legacy of Disneynature's films? One thing it does well is that the cute charm of… More

  • John C


    Enjoyed this more than the other Disney Nature film (Oceans) but this one suffers as did that one from exquisite cinematography marred by crappy script and lackluster narration. Does anyone really go to see Chimpanzee to hear Tim Allen's voice? Next time Disney needs to throw… More

  • Matt S


    The story of Oscar and his "community" (aka family/tribe) definitely sucked me in and it's fascinating the way that Chimpanzees use tools to do things. One thing I could done less with was Tim Allen's narration, I kept picturing him as "Tim 'The Tool… More

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